From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. [Location listed as "Belau ", an alternative name]

"RELIGION... All of the islands of Palau are predominately Christian with one-third of the pop. practicing Catholicism, one-third Protestant, and the remaining third subscribing to other religions. The traditional religion of Modekngei, which bears strong ties to magic, legend, and myths is still followed by some Palauans. "

[1990 Census: Palauans 15,004, non-Palauans residing in the Republic was 3,674] "RELIGION... All of the islands of Palau are predominately Christian with one-third of the population practicing Catholicism, one-third Protestant... Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist, Mormon, Jehovah's Witness and Bahai churches are all found in Palau. "

"The League of Nations... granted Great Britain a mandate... to govern Palestine and help guide it to independence... British support for Zionism elated the Jews bug angered the Arabs, who had lived in Palestine for more than 1,000 years and who now made up 90% of the population. "

"Missionaries estimated at this time that an increasing number of Jews had entered Palestine following the Egyptian occupation of Syria in 1832: about 40,000 Jews inhabited the Holy Land by 1845, and most lived in the four holy cities of Jerusalem, Hebron, Tiberias, and Sephat. "

"...the Jewish settlement in Palestine grew in a most remarkable way. In 1917 the Jewish population was considered to be approximately 65,000. In 1941 it was estimated that the Jews had increased to over 500,000. "

"...the Jewish settlement in Palestine grew in a most remarkable way. In 1917 the Jewish population was considered to be approximately 65,000. In 1941 it was estimated that the Jews had increased to over 500,000. "

"PHILISTINES: known as 'the Sea People.' They appear to have settled in PALESTINE where they established a flourishing culture around the twelfth century B.C. In the HEBREW BIBLE they are depicted as a cruel people and hostile to the JEWS. "

Samaritans

Palestine

300,000

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100 C.E.

Ross, Dan. Acts of Faith: A Journey to the Fringes of Jewish Identity. New York: St. Martin's Press (1982), pg. 105.

"In Roman times, three hundred thousand Samaritans are estimated to have lived in Palestine and perhaps half that many outside it. "

"Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals "; [BWA stats. in individual countries are sum of figures for member bodies of BWA in the countries.]; [County population figures for 1998 from United Nations data available here.]

"Location: Panama; Population: 2.6 million "; "More than 80% of the people are Roman Catholic... As elsewehre in Latin America, women are the mainstay of the Church. There were fewer than 300 Catholic priests in Panama the mid-1980s. "

"Location: Panama; Population: 2.6 million "; "More than 80% of the people are Roman Catholic... As elsewehre in Latin America, women are the mainstay of the Church. There were fewer than 300 Catholic priests in Panama the mid-1980s. "

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